2020–21 RFU Championship
The 2020–21 RFU Championship, will be the twelfth season of the RFU Championship, the professional second tier of rugby union in England. It features eleven English teams and one from Jersey.
Structure
The playoff system to determine which team gets promoted to Premiership Rugby may return this season after being scrapped for three seasons. Promotion is subject to the club meeting the RFU Minimum Standards Criteria. The team that finishes last will be relegated to National League 1.RFU Funding Change
Each club will receive approximately £375,000 in funding from the RFU in a return to the level of funding provided prior to 2016–17 season.Following news of the funding change, several clubs announced their intention to switch to a semi-professional business model.
Teams
were relegated to National League 1 after finishing bottom of the 2019-20 RFU Championship. They are replaced by Richmond who were promoted from 2019-20 National League 1 after just one year away from the Championship. Newcastle Falcons were promoted back to Premiership Rugby at the first attempt. They are replaced in the RFU Championship by Saracens who were relegated after finishing bottom of the 2019-20 Premiership Rugby table due to several points deductions throughout the season.| Club | Stadium | Capacity | Area | Previous season |
| Ampthill | Dillingham Park | 3,000 | Ampthill, Bedfordshire | 5th |
| Bedford Blues | Goldington Road | 5,000 | Bedford, Bedfordshire | 8th |
| Cornish Pirates | Mennaye Field | 4,000 | Penzance, Cornwall | 3rd |
| Coventry | Butts Park Arena | 4,000 | Coventry, West Midlands | 4th |
| Doncaster Knights | Castle Park | 5,000 | Doncaster, South Yorkshire | 10th |
| Ealing Trailfinders | Trailfinders Sports Ground | 4,000 | West Ealing, London | 2nd |
| Hartpury University | Gillman's Ground | 2,000 | Hartpury, Gloucestershire | 11th |
| Jersey Reds | Stade Santander International | 4,000 | Saint Peter, Jersey | 7th |
| London Scottish | Athletic Ground, Richmond | 4,500 | Richmond, London | 9th |
| Nottingham | Lady Bay Sports Ground | 3,500 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | 6th |
| Richmond | Athletic Ground | 4,500 | Richmond, London | promoted from National League 1 |
| Saracens | Copthall stadium | 10,500 | Hendon, Greater London | relegated from Premiership Rugby |
Table
Fixtures & Results
Attendances
Individual statistics
- Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes.
Top points scorers
Top try scorers
Season records
Team
;Largest home win —;Largest away win —
;Most points scored —
;Most tries in a match —
;Most conversions in a match —
;Most penalties in a match —
;Most drop goals in a match — 0
Attendances
;Highest —;Lowest —
;Highest average attendance —
;Lowest average attendance —
Player
;Most points in a match —;Most tries in a match —
;Most conversions in a match —
;Most penalties in a match —
;Most drop goals in a match — 0